On May 1, 2012, detectives from the Orange County Auto Theft Task Force (OCATT) began to receive a silent LoJack signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) installed in their patrol vehicle. After querying the LoJack Reply Code appearing on the computer display against the police computer database, they were advised that the signal

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On March 12, 2012, the owner of a 2012 BMW 325 reported the vehicle stolen to the city of Costa Mesa’s Police Department. After completing a stolen vehicle report, Costa Mesa officers had the BMW’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder hidden

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On March 12, 2012, the owner of a 2012 BMW 325 reported the vehicle stolen to the city of Costa Mesa’s Police Department. After completing a stolen vehicle report, Costa Mesa officers had the BMW’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder hidden

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On the evening of February 22, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Suzuki 650 parked and secured his motorcycle for the night. When he returned for the bike the following morning, he discovered it missing and contacted the Anaheim Police Department to report the theft. Anaheim Police initiated a stolen vehicle report and had the Suzuki’s information entered into

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On February 12, 2012, the owners of a 2005 Ford F-150 parked their vehicle by a soccer field to watch a game.  Apparently, the suspect observed the victim place the Ford’s keys into a duffle bag, which was left on the ground.  The suspect stole the keys without being seen, and then stole the victims’ pickup

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